GlogsterEDU Glog Sample - Getting to Know Me

Below is a link to a Glog I created through a free single membership I opened at GlogsterEDU (edu.glogster.com).

http://bkrcs79.edu.glogster.com/getting-to-know-me/</u>


GlogsterEDU vs. Glogster.com

GlogsterEDU differs from the original Glogster.com in some significant ways: privacy, security, cost, manageability, and education-focused tools/features.  Both sites enable users to express themselves in creative ways through the use of multimedia tools that enable users to customize interactive posters.  For educators, using GlogsterEDU is a great way to get to know your students as well as to provide fresh, exciting, and engaging lessons.

To create a glog like the one above, you can open a free single account as a teacher or a student with Glogster EDU, but you will not be able to add students to your account unless you or your school purchases a paid membership. There are several options to choose from. By not adding students to your account, you do not manage their activities on the site, which is usually desirable if you are using the site as a teaching tool for a class, a school project, or group of students. GlogsterEDU is private and secure however, and students are protected from inappropriate material, something that is not available on Glogster.com, a public site where anyone can post glogs for all to see.  


Another major difference between GlogsterEDU and Glogster.com is that the latter is always free, whereas GlogsterEDU is not free unless individuals are each opening a single account.  In this way, they are not connected or manageable by the educator.  For schools who do not have funding in the budget for this versatile educational tool, however, the free single accounts would be a good alternative.  Each student must have an email account in order to register for a single account.  This is not necessary if students are connected to the teacher's account.  In that instance, the teacher takes care of registering students and distributing their user information.  The students could individually send the teacher or counselor the link to their glogs so the educator can view them.